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enVIDEOS: Asian American parents share love and pride for their LGBT childrenhttp://www.glaad.org/blog/videos-asian-american-parents-share-love-and-pride-their-lgbt-children
<div class="field field-name-field-blog-featured field-type-file field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span id="styles-0-0" class="styles file-styles 750px"> <img src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/750px/public/images/2014-07/video1.png?itok=VNeyli4s" alt="" title="" /></span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Last week a<a href="http://vimeo.com/user27853041/videos" target="_blank"> series of public service announcements (PSAs)</a> began airing on local California television channels that serve large Asian American communities in order to share Asian American parents' messages of unconditional love and acceptance for their LGBT children. The PSAs are the result of a partnership between the <a href="http://asianprideproject.org/" target="_blank">Asian Pride Project </a>and the <a href="http://www.nqapia.org/" target="_blank">National Queer Asian and Pacific Islander Alliance</a>, both organizations that strive to better the lives of Asian and Pacific Islander individuals who identify as LGBT and their families. <img height="305" width="400" style="float: right;" class="media-element file-file-styles-400px" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/400px/public/images/2014-07/video2_0.png?itok=VLfAGAu7" alt="" /></p>
<p>According to the <a href="http://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/Census-2010-API-Final.pdf" target="_blank">Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law</a>, there are around 324,600 LGBT Asian and Pacific Islander adults in the United States. Asian Pride Project director Aries Liao <a href="http://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/parents-come-out-support-lgbt-kids-multilingual-ads-n149836" target="_blank">told NBC News</a>, "We strongly believe that both the LGBTQ individuals and their family members share experiences or fears of being discriminated against, ostracized, shunned or isolated by their social communities." This stems from them coming from culturally conservative communities, where family roles and values are very traditional and it is hard for LGBT youth to come out.</p>
<p>In the new PSAs, parents of LGBT youth speak about the pride they have for their sons and daughters, and the importance of love and support. The ads were filmed in English, Korean, Japanese, Mandarin, Hindi, Tagalog, and Laotian. Although the parents come from diverse cultural backgrounds and speak different languages, they all relate to each other in their experiences as Asian Americans coming to terms with the ideas of acceptance and pride for their LGBT children.</p>
<p>Watch a few of the videos here!</p>
<p><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="281" mozallowfullscreen="" src="//player.vimeo.com/video/94687391" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="500"></iframe></p>
<p><a href="http://vimeo.com/94687391">PSA Korean</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user27853041">Asian Pride Project</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>
<p><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="281" mozallowfullscreen="" src="//player.vimeo.com/video/94687390" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="500"></iframe></p>
<p><a href="http://vimeo.com/94687390">PSA Hindi</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user27853041">Asian Pride Project</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>
<p><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="281" mozallowfullscreen="" src="//player.vimeo.com/video/94687392" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="500"></iframe></p>
<p><a href="http://vimeo.com/94687392">PSA Japanese</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user27853041">Asian Pride Project</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>
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Tue, 08 Jul 2014 17:47:11 +0000jkatz71617 at http://www.glaad.orghttp://www.glaad.org/blog/videos-asian-american-parents-share-love-and-pride-their-lgbt-children#commentsThe Asian Pride Project: Highlighting Mothers and Grandmothers of LGBT Asian-Americanshttp://www.glaad.org/blog/asian-pride-project-highlighting-mothers-and-grandmothers-lgbt-asian-americans
<div class="field field-name-field-blog-featured field-type-file field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><a href="http://asianprideproject.org/" target="_blank"><img class="media-image" id="2" style="float: right; height: 150px; width: 300px;" src="https://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/elenagranma.jpg?itok=UElGcrT_" alt="" /></a>"If you are happy then Grandma has to accept," said a Korean immigrant grandmother to her LGBT granddaughter Elena in a <a href="http://youtu.be/xKlVKnN-RLU" target="_blank">moving video</a>, where both share a glimpse into their journey toward love and acceptance.</p>
<p>That Elena's grandmother, or <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2Syg9wuPxE" target="_blank">openly gay Ngoc's Vietnamese immigrant mother</a>, have shared their journeys to love and acceptance so publicly, is to be commended. Through their bravery and courage--among the many sacrifices they have made for both their LGBTQ and straight children -- these women are helping inspire more conversation among Asian-American families about accepting their LGBT members, and helping to bring families closer. </p>
<p>The stories are part of the <a href="http://asianprideproject.org/" target="_blank">Asian Pride Project</a> (APP), the first multimedia, multilingual platform to focus on the voices of Asian-American families, who encompass a large and incredibly diverse group of cultures. Its <a href="http://asianprideproject.org/" target="_blank">recently-launched website</a> provides a space for LGBTQ Asian-Americans and their family members to connect through stories and experiences with each other, as well as culturally-relevant, language-specific resources. </p>
<p>The Asian Pride Project is a collaborative between Gay Asian and Pacific Islander Men of New York (GAPIMNY), Q-WAVE and the South Asian Lesbian and Gay Association (SALGA) in NYC. For more information, visit <a href="http://asianprideproject.org/" target="_blank">AsianPrideProject.org</a>.</p>
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Thu, 09 May 2013 18:05:01 +0000brian65788 at http://www.glaad.orghttp://www.glaad.org/blog/asian-pride-project-highlighting-mothers-and-grandmothers-lgbt-asian-americans#commentsMark Takano Makes History as First Openly Gay Asian American Elected to Congresshttp://www.glaad.org/blog/mark-takano-makes-history-first-openly-gay-asian-american-elected-congress
<div class="field field-name-field-blog-featured field-type-file field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span id="styles-1-0" class="styles file-styles 750px"> <img id="1" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/750px/public/takano.jpg?itok=bnX__gff" alt="" title="" /></span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>In a night of many historic firsts, California <a href="http://www.marktakano.com/%20">Democrat Mark Takano</a> made history by becoming the <a href="http://www.towleroad.com/2012/11/openly-gay-congressional-candidate-in-california-mark-takano-poised-to-win-and-make-history.html">first openly gay person of color</a> to be elected to Congress. He is also the state’s first openly gay federal lawmaker, representing California's highly contested 41st District in Riverside County. Takano, a 41 year-old Japanese-American high school teacher, beat his Republican opponent, County Supervisor John Tavaglione, by a 56-44 margin.</p>
<p>The 2012 race was a far cry from Takano’s first attempts at a congressional seat in 1992 and 1994, where his sexual orientation was exploited and he lost. His opponent even sent constituents pink mailers that highlighted his sexuality. “Times certainly have changed,” <a href="http://www.advocate.com/politics/election/2012/11/07/mark-takano-becomes-first-lgbt-person-color-congress">he said</a>, noting that “In my current race, not a single voter has asked me about being gay.” The 2012 election made history by having a <a href="http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/record-number-openly-gay-candidates-running-congress">record eight openly LGBT</a> candidates for Congress, as well as having an all-time high of 25 Asian Americans running for seats across the country.</p>
<p>GLAAD congratulates Representative-elect Takano on his historic victory in California. His election is a step forward in increasing visibility of the country’s minority LGBT citizens and amplifying their voices on the national stage. His victory is a testament that candidates no longer need to stay in the closet in order to become elected and signals a shift toward a more inclusive group of officials in Congress.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.GLAAD.org/vote%20">Click here</a> to read more of GLAAD’s election night coverage and about the marriage victories in Maryland, Maine and Minnesota.</p>
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Wed, 07 Nov 2012 18:34:03 +0000geoffmontes60136 at http://www.glaad.orghttp://www.glaad.org/blog/mark-takano-makes-history-first-openly-gay-asian-american-elected-congress#comments"Two Spirits, One Heart": A Mother's Memoir About Unconditionally Loving Her Transgender Sonhttp://www.glaad.org/2011/09/02/two-spirits-one-heart-a-mothers-memoir-about-unconditionally-loving-her-transgender-son
<div class="field field-name-field-blog-featured field-type-file field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Earlier this week, I had the chance to speak with <a href="http://www.marshaaizumi.com/" target="_blank">Marsha Aizumi</a>, who is putting the finishing touches on her new memoir,<em> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Two-Spirits-One-Heart-Journey/dp/1936833182" target="_blank">Two Spirits, One Heart</a></em>, the story of her journey to accepting, loving and supporting her transgender son, Aiden, unconditionally.</p>
<div style="width: 202px;"><a href="http://glaadblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Two-Spirts-Book-Cover-photo.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-43877" title="Two Spirts Book Cover photo" src="http://glaadblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Two-Spirts-Book-Cover-photo.jpg" alt="" width="192" height="294" /></a>
<p>"Two Spirits, One Heart" (image from Marsha Aizumi)</p>
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<p>Marsha, who lives in Arcadia, CA, and I first met at <a href="http://creatingchange.org/" target="_blank"><em>Creating Change</em></a> in February. As an Asian American advocate in the LGBT community, I was especially excited to connect with Marsha. She is the first Asian American (she’s Japanese American) mother of an LGBT-identified child I’ve met who has become an advocate for the LGBT community in her own right.</p>
<p>Shortly after Creating Change, Marsha made a video speaking out against her mayor’s decision to bring someone from Focus on the Family in as a keynote speaker for a city event. It was <a href="http://thetaskforceblog.org/2011/02/18/video-acceptance-of-all-families/" target="_blank">featured on the National Gay &amp; Lesbian Task Force blog</a>.</p>
<p>Last week, Marsha and Aiden <a href="http://marshaaizumi.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">spoke to school administrators</a> in a district in the LA area about the harassment that many LGBT youth face in schools.</p>
<p>Contemplating her work, I found myself wondering whether she had always been an ally, and if not, what led her to this place. Through our conversation, I had the chance to find out. Here's an excerpt from our talk:</p>
<p><strong>Q: Tell me about <em>Two Spirits, One Heart</em>.</strong></p>
<p><strong>Marsha:</strong> <em>It’s a book I wrote on my son's transition, from my perspective as a mother. I wrote it for families, both parents and young people, who might be struggling with a child’s transition. It’s mainly from my point of view, though I interviewed Aiden a lot, since he’s obviously been the focus of this journey for me. I’ve just finished writing the manuscript, and the book will be published in April of next year.</em></p>
<p><strong>Q: What do you hope parents will gain from reading this book?</strong></p>
<p><strong>Marsha:</strong><em> I want them to know that acceptance often takes time. They have to ask for that time and communicate to their kids. It wasn’t easy for me in the beginning. I was afraid, because I didn’t know other people who had gone through this experience, and I felt pretty alone. But Aiden was really patient. He recognized it had taken him a long time to accept his transgender identity, so he was able to give me space to think it through.</em></p>
<p><em>I also hope parents will see that sometimes they need to push themselves, because even with space and time, they may still not feel ‘ready.’ For instance, Aiden and I had an appointment for his surgery and I wasn’t ready, I was scared. I kept thinking, ‘What if he wants to reverse it?’ But he told me, ‘You know how important it is to me to have love and family in my life, and I would give all of that up just to have the room to be myself if I have to.’ And I realized if he was willing to sacrifice that to be who he was with integrity, he was ready to transition, and I needed to be there for him. </em></p>
<p><strong>Q: What do you hope transgender youth will gain from reading this book?</strong></p>
<p><strong>Marsha:</strong> <em>I hope they will hear a story that gives them a sense that their parents may come around with time. But the final chapter also addresses the fact that some parents may not, and in that case, I hope young people will see that they can find other people in this world who will accept them for who they are and who will offer them support.</em></p>
<p><strong>Q: What has been the best part of this journey for you?</strong></p>
<p><strong>Marsha:</strong> <em>My life is so different than it would have been without Aiden, because he’s expanding my sense of community. There have been some humorous moments, like I went to my first Pride march, and Aiden had to prepare me for some of... the costumes there that would have shocked me otherwise! And there have been exciting moments, like when Aiden and I marched in the Equality March in DC in 2009. I never would have done that before starting this journey with Aiden. That experience changed the way I thought about love and commitment, and that’s when my activism really kicked in. I feel so lucky that despite the hardships he’s faced, from bullying to discrimination, Aiden is still alive and in my life.</em></p>
<div style="width: 320px;"><a href="http://glaadblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Marsha-and-Aiden.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-43878 " title="Marsha and Aiden" src="http://glaadblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Marsha-and-Aiden.jpg" alt="" width="310" height="272" /></a>
<p>Aiden and Marsha Aizumi (image from Marsha Aizumi)</p>
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<p>I applaud Marsha for her work and for having the courage to share her family’s story. ‘Two Spirits, One Heart’ is now <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Two-Spirits-One-Heart-Journey/dp/1936833182 " target="_blank">available at a discount price for pre-orders</a>. The first chapter is <a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/38342345/Two-Spirits-One-Heart-Chapter-1" target="_blank">available online for free</a>.</p>
<p>GLAAD will be providing media training to Marsha next month in preparation for her book launch.</p>
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Wed, 14 Sep 2011 20:20:49 +0000amitaswadhin34333 at http://www.glaad.orghttp://www.glaad.org/2011/09/02/two-spirits-one-heart-a-mothers-memoir-about-unconditionally-loving-her-transgender-son#commentsThree LGBT Films to Screen at Asian American International Film Festivalhttp://www.glaad.org/2011/08/11/three-lgbt-films-to-screen-at-asian-american-international-film-festival
<div class="field field-name-field-blog-featured field-type-file field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>This week, Asian Cinevision hosts the 34th annual <a href="http://www.aaiff.org" target="_blank">Asian American International Film Festival (AAIFF)</a> in New York City, including three films highlighting the lives, loves and struggles of LGBT Asian and Asian American people (and their communities).</p>
<p>Tonight, August 11, is the festival’s LGBTQ Cinema Night. In collaboration with the <a href=" http://www.apicha.org/" target="_blank">Asian &amp; Pacific Islander Coalition on HIV/AIDS (APICHA)</a>, <a href="http://www.gapimny.org/" target="_blank">Gay Asian &amp; Pacific Islander Men of New York (GAPIMNY)</a>, <a href="http://salganyc.org/" target="_blank">South Asian Lesbian &amp; Gay Association of New York (SALGA)</a>, &amp; <a href=" http://www.q-wave.org/" target="_blank">Q-WAVE</a>, the festival will screen the non-traditional romantic comedy <em><a href="http://www.18gpictures.com/whmt/" target="_blank">When Hainan Meets Teochew</a></em>, directed by Yew Kwang Han, and <em><a href="http://www.thewaria.com" target="_blank">Tales of the Waria</a></em>, a documentary about the transgender community in Indonesia, directed by Kathy Huang.</p>
<p><em><a href="http://www.18gpictures.com/whmt/" target="_blank">When Hainan Meets Teochew</a></em> is the atypical, comedic love story of Ms. Teochew, a feminine man with long hair, and Hainan-boy, a masculine woman who is often mistaken for a man, featuring actors Tan Hong Chye and Lee Chau Min (respectively), whose real-life gender identities mirror those of their characters. The story begins when a bra falls on Teochew from an overhead apartment window as he is walking by. He immediately wins the lottery and decides to keep the bra as a token of good luck. Hainan begins an arduous search for her precious underwear, distributing hundreds of missing posters around her neighborhood. Eventually, an argument over the missing bra ensues, resulting in Ms. Teochew having to move in with Hainan-boy. The pair grows closer as they face an angry landlord, an estranged father, a sickly mother, and a crazy ex-girlfriend.</p>
<p>The film is shot in Mandarin, Hainanese and Teochew dialect, with English subtitles. It premiered in Singapore in December 2010, and has screened in 2011 at the 35th Hong Kong Interational Film Festival and the 3rd Asian Queer Film Festival.</p>
<p><em><a href="http://www.thewaria.com " target="_blank">Tales of the Waria</a></em> documents the <a href="http://glaadblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/tales_of_the_waria_poster.jpg"><img src="http://glaadblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/tales_of_the_waria_poster-231x300.jpg" alt="" title="tales_of_the_waria_poster" width="231" height="300" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-42273" /></a>lives of four members of the <em>waria</em> community, a transgender community in Indonesia, as they balance their identity with their Muslim faith and their search for intimacy and love. Suharni’s seemingly perfect relationship with her boyfriend is tested when she leaves town to find work. Mami Ria, a <em>waria</em> elder, struggles to revive her 18-year relationship with a police officer. “Ex-<em>waria</em>” Firman leads a quiet life with his wife and two kids, but still dreams of the past when he had long hair and danced with men. Guiding us through these stories is Tiara, a glamorous and entertaining <em>waria</em> who secretly harbors her own heartache.</p>
<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/19729066?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0" width="425" height="272" frameborder="0"></iframe><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/19729066">Trailer: "Tales of the Waria"</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/khuang">Kathy Huang</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>
<p>Shot over several years with <em>warias</em> serving as advisors and film crew members, the film provides unprecedented access to a community that dares to live differently from the norm, despite what consequences may await them. Director Kathy Huang underscores the importance of this film in highlighting differences within the transgender community worldwide. She explains that unlike in other parts of the world, <em>warias</em> often do not desire surgeries as a part of their transition. Furthermore, she emphasizes,</p>
<blockquote><p>Here in the US, the gay community is very open. There are gay celebrities, clergymen, and politicians. It's the transgender community that often remains in the shadows. In Indonesia though, the gay community tends to be closeted (with many gay men eventually marrying women), while the [female] transgender community is out in the open. One of Indonesia's most celebrated talk show hosts - their equivalent of Oprah - is Dorce, a <em>waria</em>.</p></blockquote>
<p><em>Tales of the Waria</em> is shot in Indonesian, with English subtitles. It screened to sold-out audiences at the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival, Frameline and Outfest. The film was funded by the Independent Television Service (ITVS), Center for Asian American Media (CAAM), and the Pacific Pioneer Fund, and will be broadcast on PBS nationally in spring 2012.</p>
<p>On August 13, AAIFF will screen<em><a href="http://lulusessionsfilm.com/" target="_blank"> The LuLu Sessions</a></em>, a documentary by S. Casper Wong about Dr. Louise Nutter (affectionately called “LuLu”), her best friend and former lover, and her journey through the final 15 months of her life as she faces the very illness she researches: end stage breast cancer. This film screening is co-sponsored by <a href="http://womensenews.org/" target="_blank">Women’s eNews</a>, <a href="http://gaycenter.org/" target="_blank">The LGBT Community Center</a>, <a href="http://www.sharecancersupport.org/" target="_blank">Self Help for Women with Breast and Ovarian Cancer (SHARE), </a>and <a href="http://www.cancer-network.org/ " target="_blank">The National LGBT Cancer Network</a>.</p>
<p>LuLu is unlike anyone you’ve ever met. She’s an amusingly profane, chain-smoking, no-holds-barred, genius cancer research scientist and demanding yet beloved professor. Her sweet-sounding nickname, LuLu, has nonetheless, stuck from her hardscrabble childhood days as a former cheerleader growing up on a small farm in Vermont. At 42, she is told she has the very illness she researches – end stage breast cancer. The next 15 months - LuLu’s last - are an adventure that rattles her assumptions, values and places a spotlight on the boundaries of the bond between LuLu and the filmmaker.</p>
<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/22537698?byline=0&amp;portrait=0" width="425" height="272" frameborder="0"></iframe><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/22537698">The LuLu Sessions Teaser</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/thelulusessions">OO</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>
<p>Director S. Casper Wong explains what this film means to her, stating,</p>
<blockquote><p><em>The Lulu Sessions</em> is a powerful, stark testimonial about the tenacity of love and our capacity for pushing past limits - in love, friendship, forgiveness and life itself, in the face of impending mortality. This film is one of the first personal documentaries seen through the lens of a Chinese American, queer woman. Yet, in its heart, “<em>LuLu</em>” binds audiences - straight or gay, Asian or not, men or women, young or old - to the most universal of stories, that of love and death.</p></blockquote>
<p><em>The LuLu Sessions</em> was nominated for four Grand Jury Awards, took Second Place in Audience Award for Best Documentary at the Toronto LGBT Film Festival, and will be the Opening Night Film at the Austin LGBT Film Festival in September. The film will premier in Europe at the Cambridge Film Festival, and will screen at the Copenhagen LGBT Film Festival, where it has been nominated for best documentary.</p>
<p><em>Tales of the Waria</em> will screen tonight at 6:30pm. <em>When Hainan Meets Teochew</em> will screen tonight at 8:30pm. <em>The LuLu Sessions</em> will screen Saturday, August 13 at 4:45pm. All films will be shown at Clearview Chelsea Cinema. Tickets are on sale at <a href="www.aaiff.org/event/tickets" target="_blank">www.aaiff.org/event/tickets</a>.</p>
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Wed, 14 Sep 2011 20:20:37 +0000amitaswadhin34228 at http://www.glaad.orghttp://www.glaad.org/2011/08/11/three-lgbt-films-to-screen-at-asian-american-international-film-festival#commentsStanding Up Against U.S.-Inspired Anti-Gay Programs in Hong Konghttp://www.glaad.org/2011/08/10/standing-up-against-us-inspired-anti-gay-programs-in-hong-kong
<div class="field field-name-field-blog-featured field-type-file field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div style="width: 334px;float:right;"><img class=" " title="Protest Outside Hong Kong Offices in NY" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-cV6BngiMbj4/Tj_8K7q_mUI/AAAAAAAAACY/YOHIHpBwZfw/s720/Say_No_To_Conversion-19.jpg" alt="" width="324" height="215" /><p>NYC Advocates Protest U.S.-Inspired Anti-Gay Programs in Hong Kong</p>
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<p>About a month ago, I, along with several advocates in<a href="http://www.gapimny.org" target="_blank"> Gay Asian Pacific Islander Men of New York</a> (GAPIMNY), heard about Hong Kong-based advocacy group Rainbow Action and their<a href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hJrR2qwJP3LebrZk-UYhAXq1ZzPA?docId=CNG.fb6f66e08eae0ce02ece50a72ee19eda.1f1&amp;index=0&amp;ned=us" target="_blank"> work against the exportation of so-called “ex-gay” programs from the United States to Hong Kong</a>. The Hong Kong Social Welfare Department hired a psychiatrist, Dr. Hong Kwai-wah, to run a workshop for social workers in which he claimed that gay and lesbian people can change their orientation through use of prayer, “therapy,” and <strong>cold showers</strong>. Even more shocking is that Dr. Hong is the head of a Christian therapy organization in Hong Kong called “New Creation Association” which is listed on Exodus Global Alliance as their China affiliate. This struck home for me.</p>
<p>I grew up in a conservative Christian Evangelical home; I also grew up in a Chinese-American home. So, when it came time for me to come out to my parents in high school, it was far from a walk in the park. Concerned for my safety and salvation, my parents did what they thought was best and sent me to the Exodus Ministries-run conference, <em>Love Won Out</em>. Ironically, my parents sent me along into the epicenter of the so -called “ex-gay” world, asking me to “go with an open heart.”</p>
<p>Thousands of miles away from home and surrounded by so-called “ex-gay” promoters, my first steps into my identity was through a briar patch of misinformation, pseudo-science, and religious extremism. Suffice it to say, that my time with Exodus Ministries was short, and I am proud to say that I was able to come out of that experience relatively unscathed. However, not all are so lucky. I met another boy there who was my age; let’s call him Ryan. We traded contact information and kept in touch after the conference. While I was able to achieve greater and greater liberty in my own life, Ryan’s life seemed to get increasingly strict. Eventually, his parents discovered our communications and shut off our connection. Ryan’s memory still haunts me to this day.</p>
<p>Exodus Ministries and the rest of the so called “ex-gay” movement have been discredited in North America by every reputable mental health and medical organization as being ineffectual and potentially harmful. They’ve been trying to change young LGBT kids like 16-year-old me for decades. And because organizations like the American Psychological Association, the American Psychiatric Association, and others have exposed them for what they are, they have begun to export their brand of anti-gay rhetoric to overseas communities like Hong Kong, where my family emigrated from generations ago.</p>
<div style="width: 321px;float:left;"><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/113898810480119615737/NYProtestAgainstHongKongCureTheGaysWorkshops?authuser=0&amp;authkey=Gv1sRgCJzenNmn_Ov1kQE&amp;feat=directlink#"><img class=" " title="Dennis Chin Disproves Cold Showers as &quot;Cure&quot;" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-9AR--UUZ2Q0/Tj_7whWyBmI/AAAAAAAAABI/QHkW3hZcAqw/s720/Say_No_To_Conversion-1.jpg" alt="" width="311" height="207" /></a>
<p>GLAAD-trained GAPIMNY spokesperson Dennis Chin Participates in "Shower-in" </p>
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<p>After learning of actions of local Hong Kong LGBT groups like <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&amp;source=web&amp;cd=3&amp;sqi=2&amp;ved=0CCkQFjAC&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.iglhrc.org%2Fcgi-bin%2Fiowa%2Farticle%2Ftakeaction%2Fpartners%2F1418.html&amp;ei=Z5RCTq73A6-x0QGv9Ni4CQ&amp;usg=AFQjCNG9UVdzoAxO2RWzjYa7eImLByI35Q&amp;sig2=RTZ3zt41twXkPVO3q7bqIw" target="_blank">Rainbow Action</a> and <a href="http://tcjm.org/" target="_blank">Tongzhi Community Joint Meeting</a>, I reached out to my fellow advocates in New York’s LGBT Asian/Pacific Islander community, and we collectively organized to show our siblings in Hong Kong that they have supporters around the world. Having received the support of the Hong Kong LGBT advocates working on this issue, we met with GLAAD’s Director of Religion, Faith &amp; Values Ross Murray, who trained our media spokespeople. On August 7, 2011, a group of 21 advocates from <a href="http://www.gapimny.org" target="_blank">GAPIMNY</a>, <a href="http://www.q-wave.org/" target="_blank">Queer Women &amp; Trans Asian Visible &amp; Empowered</a> (Q-WAVE), <a href="http://salganyc.org/" target="_blank">South Asian Lesbian &amp; Gay Alliance</a> (SALGA), and the <a href="http://www.iglhrc.org/cgi-bin/iowa/home/index.html" target="_blank">International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission</a> (IGLHRC) came together to protest the exportation of anti-gay rhetoric to our communities of origin. To show the Hong Kong government how ridiculous the notion that cold showers could be used to change someone’s orientation really was, <a href="http://www.bilerico.com/2011/08/advocates_protest_exportation_of_ex-gay_programs.php?utm_source=front_page&amp;utm_medium=top_story&amp;utm_campaign=Top_Story">we decided to test out their theory</a>. We opened up a fire hydrant and had a “shower in” to show that you can’t wash away love.</p>
<div style="width: 321px;float:right;"><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/113898810480119615737/NYProtestAgainstHongKongCureTheGaysWorkshops?authuser=0&amp;authkey=Gv1sRgCJzenNmn_Ov1kQE&amp;feat=directlink#"><img class=" " src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-IfQTaXJ8VLU/Tj_8DLgYUWI/AAAAAAAAACE/YyrqcdvhfIU/s720/Say_No_To_Conversion-15.jpg" alt="" width="311" height="207" /></a>
<p>Q-WAVE and SALGA members participate in "Shower-in"</p>
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<p>Our action was picked up by <a href="http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=96b941c2000a1310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&amp;ss=Hong+Kong&amp;s=News" target="_blank">South China Morning Post</a>, the largest English-language newspaper in Hong Kong, in addition to numerous Chinese-language media, like <a href="http://ny.stgloballink.com/community/201108/t20110808_1622800.html" target="_blank">Sing Tao Daily</a>, <a href="http://ny.worldjournal.com/view/full_nynews/14981716/article-%E7%B4%90%E7%B4%84%E5%90%8C%E5%BF%97%E7%82%BA%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF%E5%90%8C%E5%BF%97%E7%88%AD%E6%AC%8A?instance=nymain" target="_blank">World Journal</a>, and China Press. In addition, American-based groups like <a href="http://www.truthwinsout.org/pressreleases/2011/08/17889/" target="_blank">Truth Wins Out</a> and outspoken advocate Dan Choi put their support behind our action. I am so inspired that with GLAAD’s help, a rag tag group of impassioned LGBT API organizers could come together and directly connect with the LGBT community in Hong Kong and aid them in their campaign to protect their lives and right be to exactly who they are. This action reminds me that this struggle for equality that we engage in every day is truly a borderless effort. Our choices, defeats, and triumphs here are felt around the world.</p>
<p>*note: All photographs courtesy of Silvia Si-Wei Chen (陳思維)</p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-pubdate field-type-datetime field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">August 10, 2011</span></div></div></div>
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Wed, 14 Sep 2011 20:20:36 +0000jasontseng34220 at http://www.glaad.orghttp://www.glaad.org/2011/08/10/standing-up-against-us-inspired-anti-gay-programs-in-hong-kong#comments"No Look Pass": Documentary About a Lesbian Burmese American Basketball Star Premieres to Sold-Out Audienceshttp://www.glaad.org/2011/07/30/no-look-pass-documentary-about-a-lesbian-burmese-american-basketball-star-premieres-to-sold-out-audiences
<div class="field field-name-field-blog-featured field-type-file field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><a href="http://www.nolookpassthemovie.com/" target="_blank"><em>No Look Pass</em></a>,<em> </em>a new film depicting the coming of age story of Emily “E-Tay” Tay, a lesbian, Burmese American professional basketball star who hails from Los Angeles, premiered to a sold out audience at L.A.’s <a href="http://www.outfest.org" target="_blank">Outfest</a> on July 9. The film’s success led to a second screening that also sold out, and ultimately garnered the festival’s <a href="http://www.outfest.org/fest2011/awards.html" target="_blank">Special Programming Award for Freedom</a>.</p>
<div style="width: 296px;"><a href="http://glaadblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/No-Look-Pass-poster-pic.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-41387 " title="No Look Pass Movie Poster" src="http://glaadblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/No-Look-Pass-poster-pic.jpg" alt="" width="286" height="432" /></a>
<p>photo credit: <a href="http://www.nolookpassthemovie.com">www.nolookpassthemovie.com</a></p>
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<p><em>No Look Pass</em> was written, produced and directed by Melissa Johnson, who is, like Tay, a former captain of the Harvard University basketball team. Describing her motivation to make the film, Johnson <a href="http://www.nolookpassthemovie.com/directorsStatement.html" target="_blank">states</a>,</p>
<blockquote><p>I was a 6'4", 127-pound 8th grade girl. Basketball saved me. I decided to make a film that…demonstrated basketball as THE tool a young girl uses to figure out who she is between adolescence and adulthood...When I met Emily Tay I immediately knew that this was the story I had been looking for. Basketball had saved her too.</p></blockquote>
<p>Standing 5’8” tall, Tay started her career as the co-captain of Harvard University’s basketball team, where she was ranked 23<sup>rd</sup> in the nation for assists, scored over 1,200 points, won back-to-back Ivy League Player of the Week titles, and regularly received standing ovations from the crowd. In 2009, the Harvard Crimson described the then-Senior as <a href="http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2009/3/10/athlete-of-the-week-emily-tay/" target="_blank">“nothing short of a beast when on the court.”</a> Her signature move led teammates to give her the nickname “Queen of the No Look Pass” (from which the film derives its title).</p>
<p>Despite her success on the court, Tay faces multiple stressors in her personal life. In the film’s trailer, Tay highlights some sources of the tension, stating,</p>
<blockquote><p>I feel separate from the rest of Harvard. It’s hard for me to relate to a lot of people. I am the only gay person on this team…I’m definitely not close to being out, because my mom’s gonna destroy me [if she finds out].</p></blockquote>
<p>Ultimately, Tay decides she must follow her heart on all fronts, even if it means not fulfilling her parents’ wishes. She <a href="http://colorlines.com/archives/2011/07/no_look_pass.html" target="_blank">states</a>,</p>
<blockquote><p>I think it’s great to have structure and this tradition and culture behind you and those pressures are good sometimes, but ultimately it’s your life and it’s your decision and sometimes you have to go against everything you’ve known since you were little to make yourself happy for the rest of your life.</p></blockquote>
<p>Her decision to play for a professional team in Germany upon graduation puts her at odds with her immigrant parents, who expect her to <a href="http://www.nolookpassthemovie.com/" target="_blank">move home and enter an arranged marriage</a>. “Girls have to stay home and taking care of your house,” her mother declares in the film’s trailer.</p>
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Upon moving to Germany, Tay meets and begins dating Angela, a United States Army servicewoman. Documenting their relationship prior to the repeal of "Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell" put Angela’s career at risk, adding another layer of pressure to the mix. Angela recently granted an interview to the newspaper <em><a href="http://www.pacificcitizen.org/site/details/tabid/55/selectmoduleid/373/ArticleID/953/reftab/36/Default.aspx?title=B-Ball_Sensation_Emily_Tay_Comes_Out_in_%E2%80%98No_Look_Pass%E2%80%99" target="_blank">Pacific Citizen</a>, </em>stating,</p>
<blockquote><p>At the beginning of the film I was really resistant. But towards the end I kind of just got the attitude of: I don’t want to be oppressed anymore. It’s really hard to explain how much this law has affected me over the years. It’s just really taking a toll.</p></blockquote>
<p>Now 24 years old, Tay is slated to finish her third and final season in Germany next April, according to <a href="http://www.pacificcitizen.org/site/details/tabid/55/selectmoduleid/373/ArticleID/953/reftab/36/Default.aspx?title=B-Ball_Sensation_Emily_Tay_Comes_Out_in_%E2%80%98No_Look_Pass%E2%80%99" target="_blank"><em>Pacific Citizen</em></a>. Angela has six months left of active service, and plans to move back to Los Angeles with Tay. The couple will celebrate their two-year anniversary at the summer’s end. When <em>Pacific Citizen’s</em> Nalea Ko asked why Tay participated in the film, Tay replied,</p>
<blockquote><p>I think a big reason is because I wanted to come out of my shell. Also maybe I could make a difference in someone’s life if they see it and they’re inspired and they’re like, "I relate to you. You can do it and your situation is all messed up."</p></blockquote>
<p>In addition to the <a href="http://www.pacificcitizen.org/site/details/tabid/55/selectmoduleid/373/ArticleID/953/reftab/36/Default.aspx?title=B-Ball_Sensation_Emily_Tay_Comes_Out_in_%E2%80%98No_Look_Pass%E2%80%99" target="_blank"><em>Pacfic Citizen</em></a> interview, the film has received positive coverage in LGBT, Asian American, people of color, and feminist media outlets including <a href="http://www.curvemag.com/Blogs/The-Red-Carpet/Web-Articles-2011/Outfest-2011-Feature-Film-Scorecard/" target="_blank">Curve Magazine</a>, <a href="http://www.hyphenmagazine.com/blog/archive/2011/07/documentary-review-no-look-pass-love-and-basketball" target="_blank">Hyphen magazine</a>, <a href="http://colorlines.com/archives/2011/07/no_look_pass.html" target="_blank">Colorlines.com</a>, and <a href="http://www.racialicious.com/2011/07/13/love-basketball-no-look-pass-gets-2nd-screening-at-outfest-culturelicious/" target="_blank">Racialicious</a>.</p>
<p><a href="http://msmagazine.com/blog/blog/2011/07/14/look-at-this-no-look-pass/" target="_blank">Ms. Magazine</a> wrote, “<em>No Look Pass </em>successfully combines the thrills of a sports movie…with nuclear-family drama, a culture clash, a love story and even a rare celebration of female friendship. From a theoretical standpoint, it explores the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intersectionality" target="_blank">intersectionality</a> of gender, culture, sexual orientation and class. All in all, if you’re looking for a feminist <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091217/" target="_blank"><em>Hoosiers</em></a>, this is as close as it gets.”</p>
<p>More information about No Look Pass can be found at: <a href="http://www.nolookpassthemovie.com/">www.nolookpassthemovie.com</a>.</p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-pubdate field-type-datetime field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">July 30, 2011</span></div></div></div>
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<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/asian-american">Asian American</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/basketball">Basketball</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/burmese">Burmese</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/emily-tay">Emily Tay</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/harvard">Harvard</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/immigrant">immigrant</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/lesbian">Lesbian</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/los-angeles">Los Angeles</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/melissa-johnson">Melissa Johnson</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/no-look-pass">No Look Pass</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/outfest">Outfest</a></li>
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Wed, 14 Sep 2011 20:20:29 +0000amitaswadhin34176 at http://www.glaad.orghttp://www.glaad.org/2011/07/30/no-look-pass-documentary-about-a-lesbian-burmese-american-basketball-star-premieres-to-sold-out-audiences#comments